Zc Flashcards
barratry
the crime of frivolous law suits
Judge Merchan is guilty of barratry, and lawfare against Trump.
cataclysm
a disaster causing a violent upheaval
The Military Industrial Complex and Three Letter Assinine Agencies are planning a nuclear cataclysm to retain power.
byzantine
overly complex
Tax law is byzantine and needs to be eliminated and replaced by a simple system.
ambient
completely surrounding
The ambient flood waters forced the family onto their roof.
ad rem
to the point latin
The ad rem response to the complex question was appreciated.
a pod of….
seals
A pod of seals lolled on the ice floe, enticing the ravenous pod of Orcas.
dromedary and bactrian camels
dromedary =one hump
bactrian -two humps
Dromedaries are native to Arabia while Bactrian Camels are native to the Steppes of Central Asia.
resipiscence
the state of knowing you did wrong and being repentant
Gretchen after eating the cheese nips sat moody eyed in a state if resipiscence.
a schismatic
one who foments disunion and chaos
Biden is a schismatic.
colluctation
noun
a collective struggle
As yet, the colluctation for the House Speakership has yielded no candidates.
imprimis
adverb
in the first place
Following his coronation, Henry V’s desire imprimis was to rule with firm compassion.
epicure
one with refined taste in food and wine
David was an epicure.
inure
verb with object
to become accustomed to hardship
Living in Alaska he became inured to cold.
to inure
verb without a following object
to take effect
The political sea change will inure on January 20th.
panacea
a cure-all
The government is foisting vaccines panaceas for any ill.